The Round Table of Former Immigration Judges Statement on EOIR’s Prior Restraint on NAIJ Speech

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As NBC News has reported, “President Joe Biden’s Justice Department has ordered leaders of the immigration judges union to seek supervisor permission before speaking, which some lawmakers and union leaders see as a move to silence critics of border policy. . . .”  Here ( Download Round Table on NAIJ Gag Order (final) 3-25-24) is “The Round Table of Former Immigration Judges Statement on EOIR’s Prior Restraint on NAIJ Speech.”

The statement begins as follows:

“As former Immigration Judges and BIA Board Members we strongly protest the unconstitutional prior restraint imposed by the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) which effectively silences the officers of the National Association of  Immigration Judges (NAIJ) and prohibits them from providing information or engaging in advocacy involving the complex workings of our nation’s Immigration Court system. We call for immediate reversal of this misguided policy.”

KJ